Teachers always tell you to be nice to everyone, that in fact the ‘nerd’ you might be making fun of might one day be your boss. This might be true, but I’ve got another reason for being kind to anyone and everyone; you never know who might risk their life for you.
On June 12 of this sum...

As human beings
We all seem to find ourselves
Ticking to some meaningless device
We walk by so many others
Unnoticed, they go by
Maybe if we stop
Pretending that we are only one person
And that the world revolves around only me
But Instead if we stopped
And listened to a random stranger
H...

Winter is a beautiful season, the ice gleaming on the trees, the clean white snow sparkling on the ground, and I personally always find peace in listening to the howling wind and the descent of the elements.
Sadly, the beauty of winter is always overshadowed by the dark days and long nights...

I'm just the story teller's wife
You come asking for him
You say you want a story
But he doesn't speak
I'm just the Preacher's wife
You come asking for him
Saying you want to become healed
But he isn't pure
I'm just the sheriff's wife
You come ask...

I find you at my door
Begging to come in
You left me twice to go on your adventures
This time I found you digging in some one's garbage
Thin and dirty
The life sucked out of you, like the last time
It didn't work out did it?
This time I went on an adventure too
I saw people even mo...

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